(verb) : rĕ-formīdo, no
* Perf., ātum, 1, , to fear greatly, to dread, to stand in awe of, to shun or avoid through fear (class.).
* With acc.: si qui imbecillius horrent dolorem et reformidant,Cic. Tusc. 5, 30, 85: ea fugiat et reformidet oratio,id. ib. 1, 45, 108; cf. Quint. 8, 5, 32: homines maritimos,Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 27, § 69; so, aliquem,Quint. 1, 2, 18; 10, 7, 16: bellum,Cic. Phil. 7, 6, 19: crimen amicitiae,id. Cael. 6, 14: reprehensionem vulgi,id. Fin. 3, 2, § 7: hunc locum,id. Caecin. 29, 84: ferrum,Quint. 2, 4, 11: arbitros,id. 10, 7, 16: communem loquendi morem,id. 8, 2, 17: posteritatis memoriam,Plin. Ep. 5, 8, 2: occursum,id. ib. 1, 10, 7: quorum mentionem,Curt. 6, 9, 3: sapientiae studium et praecepta prudentium penitus,Tac. Or. 32 al.
* With inf.: ea dicere reformidat,Cic. Phil. 14, 3, 9: ominari,Liv. 9, 34: comparari tibi,Plin. Pan. 44, 4. —*
* With rel.-clause: nec, quid tibi de alio audienti, de se ipso occurrat, reformidat,Cic. Lig. 2, 6.—*
* With quod: neque se reformidare, quod in senatu Pompeius dixisset, ad quos legati mitterentur, iis auctoritatem attribui,Caes. B. C. 1, 32 fin. —(ε) Absol.: vide, quam non reformidem,Cic. Lig. 3, 6; Hor. S. 2, 7, 2.
* Of things: etenim fides mea custodem repudiat, diligentia speculatorem reformidat,Cic. Div. in Caecil. 16, 51: tum bracchia (vitium) tonde: Ante reformidant ferrum,Verg. G. 2, 369: reformidant insuetum lumina solem,Ov. P. 3, 4, 49: mens reformidat tempus,id. Tr. 3, 6, 29: reformidat vulnus humus,id. F. 1, 666: membra mollem quoque saucia tactum,id. ib. 2, 7, 13: medentium manus crudum adhuc vulnus,Plin. Ep. 5, 16, 11; Col. 3, 10, 20.— Absol.: putatio non debet secundum articulum fieri, ne reformidet oculus,i. e. be checked in its growth, cease growing,Col. 4, 9, 1; 4, 11, 1; 4, 24, 15; 4, 33, 4.

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